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5 killed as university van, semitrailer collide

MARION, INDIANA — A semitrailer crashed through a median on Interstate 69 and collided with a college van Wednesday night, killing five people, police said.

The collision peeled open the side of the van, and several occupants were ejected, said state police Sgt. Rodger Popplewell. The semi driver was among five injured.

About 2 miles of interstate midway between Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis was closed.

The victims' names were not immediately available. All were believed to be Taylor University students or employees who had been returning to the school's main campus in Upland after working to set up for a banquet Thursday at its Ft. Wayne campus, a school spokesman said.